Blue Thistle is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #523f29 |
| Complementary Color | #d6c3ac |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Thistle Color. The Serenity color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Polo Blue (#8aa7cc) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Clary as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d6c3ac is the best complementary color to Blue Thistle. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #adc0d6 complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #acd4d6 and #aeacd6. Thus found on the left and right of #adc0d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Wistful colors as they work well with Blue Thistle.
The split-complementary Blue Thistle palette consists of #d4d6ac and #d6aeac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6c3ac). Try Green Mist and Clam Shell colors in combination with #adc0d6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #adc0d6 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Thistle. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Thistle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Lilac, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #adc0d6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Thistle tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d6c3ac) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6acbf and #acd6c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #adc0d6 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Thistle has a hue angle of 212.2°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adc0d6 is made of 16.08% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #adc0d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,192,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 8.63, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(212.2,33.33%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.2,19.16%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9439,-1.8384,-13.1884) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2208,51.4385,71.0055) |